New County Health Rankings data in ArcGIS Living Atlas
New 2023 County Health Rankings data are available in ArcGIS Living Atlas. The Rankings are compiled using county-level measures from a variety of national and state data sources. This year’s new measures are Voter Turnout and Census Participation.
The County Health Rankings and Roadmaps (CHR&R), a program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute with support provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, measures the health of nearly all counties in the nation and rank them within states. The Rankings are compiled using county-level measures from a variety of national and state data sources.
Counties are ranked within their state on both health outcomes and health factors. Health Outcomes tell us how long people live on average within a community, and how much physical and mental health people experience in a community while they are alive. Health Factors represent those things we can improve to live longer and healthier lives. They are indicators of the future health of our communities.
This year’s new measures are Voter Turnout, the percentage of citizen population aged 18 or older who voted in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, and Census Participation, the percentage of all households that self-responded to the 2020 census (by internet, paper questionnaire, or telephone). These are both in this year’s layer, along with accompanying web maps (Voter Turnout, Census Self-Response Participation). These web maps are for users who want pre-configured maps to use in an instant app, dashboard, story, or hub site.
For more information, see New County Health Rankings data in ArcGIS Living Atlas.